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links for 2011-01-27
Congress.org – News : More troops lost to suicide For the second year in a row, the U.S. military has lost more troops to suicide than it has to combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. (tags: politics war)
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links for 2011-01-24
Notes of a Native Tiger Son, Part 2 – Ta-Nehisi Coates – Culture – The Atlantic Plus, throw in the fact that Chua isn't just Chinese15, but she's also young-ish, attractive-ish, affluent, and an Ivy League law professor. Any one of those things can tap into any number of fascinations/resentments people have: with/against the young […]
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The Problem With… Avril Lavigne’s “What the Hell” – Dallas Music – DC9 At Night
The Problem With… Avril Lavigne’s “What the Hell” – Dallas Music – DC9 At Night.
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“Political Correctness” is a reactionary term against the loss of privilege. « Restructure!
“Political Correctness” is a reactionary term against the loss of privilege. « Restructure!. Berg believes this is what political correctness is all about: “The term politically correct is a reactionary term,” he said. “[It was] created by people who were worried by [social] changes…that affected their everyday understanding of the world in ways that pointed […]
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The Wall Street Journal Explains “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” | Racialicious – the intersection of race and pop culture
The Wall Street Journal Explains “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” | Racialicious – the intersection of race and pop culture.
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The Problem With… Britney Spears’ “Hold It Against Me” – Dallas Music – DC9 At Night
The Problem With… Britney Spears' "Hold It Against Me" – Dallas Music – DC9 At Night. I've been fascinated with the Cajun accent for a long time. It's odd that I never noticed it in Britney Spears until now. Britney is a really fascinating subject for nerds. In 2007, She pandered towards nerds with an […]
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Reasons to be Cheerful – Charlie’s Diary
Reasons to be Cheerful – Charlie's Diary. Author Charles Stross puts the decade into perspective I'm sorry to note that most of the good stuff didn't happen to those of us in the developed world — but the human world is indisputably in better shape overall in 2010 than it was in 2000. And what […]
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“Exploit now, pay later”: music labels finally pay artists
“Exploit now, pay later”: music labels finally pay artists.
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Juan Cole — Death of Pakistani Secularism Much Exaggerated | Informed Comment
Death of Pakistani Secularism Much Exaggerated | Informed Comment.
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RUSE Getting Kinect Support
The Kinect represents a commercial breakthrough in user interface technology. It even goes a step ahead of the famous Minority Report gesture interface, which, for its glamor, still requires gloves to use. Commanding armies and manipulating maps with hand gestures was one of my expectations and wishes for gaming UI. It's good to see the […]
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